April 16
Timothy Schaffert Book Signing
The Bookworm, 87th and Pacific
1 p.m. 402.392.2877 or bookwormomaha.com
Renowned author — and one-time editor of The Reader — Timothy Schaffert will be at The Bookworm Saturday to sign copies of his latest novel The Coffins of Little Hope. Schaffert is also a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is the founder of the Omaha Lit Fest. Go online to...

April 16
STRFKR w/ Champagne Champagne & Gardens and Villas
The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com
The stars have aligned for Omaha as Portland-based electronic group, Starf***er (also known as STRFKR), makes its way to the stage. Formed in 2007, it was originally Josh Hodges’ solo project, but soon evolved into a quartet once multi-instrumentalists Ryan Biornstad, Keil Corcoran...

April 16
Washington Generals v. Harlem Globetrotters
Qwest Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St.
2 and 7 p.m., $20-$97, qwestcenter.com
It’s not easy being a lifelong Washington Generals fan. I’ve never seen them win. All-time against the Globetrotters, the Generals are something like 1-26,752. Yet, they keep showing up. Keep rolling the rock up the hill as the famous Globetrotters spin it, bounce it off each other’s...

April 20
Grateful Dead Movie Event
Marcus Midtown, 3201 Farnam St.
Village Pointe Cinema, 304 N. 174th St.
7:30 p.m., $12.50 marcustheatres.com/Movie/MovieDetail/63744
There may be no better way to spend a fine 4-20 than by taking a cinematic flashback with the Grateful Dead. This nationwide, one-night-only event is like an onscreen trip, if you will, to a Dead concert. The Grateful Dead Movie has been...